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Jose Morales
Minnesota Twins [ Team Audit ] [ Depth Chart ]
Catcher
Bats B
Age 25
5' 11"
190 lbs.

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Historical Stats

-- Equivalents --
Year Tm Lg PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2005 NBR 2A 21 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -0.1 .250 .286 .300 -.193 .200 .238 .300 .155 -1.9 0.0
2006 NBR 2A 282 23 14 1 3 26 19 56 2 1 -1.4 .211 .276 .311 -.183 .196 .254 .290 .193 -19.5 73-C -1 0.8
2006 ROC 3A 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 .143 .143 .143 -.683 .143 .143 .143 .000 -1.5 0.0
2007 ROC 3A 411 42 25 1 2 37 30 44 1 4 -4.3 .311 .366 .399 .088 .282 .336 .377 .247 10.1 89-C 4 3.2
2007 MIN MJ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 1.000 1.333 3.852 .999 .999 .999 .999 2.9 0.0


EQA Distribution

Seven-Year WARP

2008 Forecast

(projection generated 3/18/08 2:19 PM)
-- Equivalents --
Percentile PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
90o 373 40 24 1 5 39 30 56 3 2 -1.0 .280 .342 .400 -.020 .282 .346 .422 .272 14.7 90-C 0 3.4
75o 355 33 21 1 4 36 26 55 3 2 -0.9 .264 .321 .371 -.104 .265 .325 .392 .254 6.5 85-C 0 2.6
60o 346 30 19 1 3 34 24 55 2 2 -0.9 .256 .311 .358 -.145 .258 .315 .377 .246 2.9 83-C -1 2.2
50o 337 27 18 1 3 32 22 55 2 2 -0.8 .248 .301 .344 -.186 .250 .305 .363 .237 -0.5 81-C -1 1.8
40o 330 25 17 1 3 31 21 54 2 2 -0.8 .243 .294 .335 -.214 .244 .298 .353 .231 -2.8 80-C -2 1.6
25o 317 22 15 1 2 28 18 54 2 2 -0.7 .233 .281 .318 -.265 .235 .285 .335 .219 -6.7 77-C -2 1.1
10o 295 17 13 1 2 25 15 52 2 2 -0.6 .218 .261 .290 -.346 .219 .264 .306 .198 -12.2 72-C -3 0.5
Weighted Mean 359 31 20 1 3 35 24 57 2 2 -0.8 .254 .308 .354 -.157 .255 .312 .373 .242 1.2 86-C 1 2.8

Diagnostics

Breakout Rate Improve Rate Collapse Rate Attrition Rate Beta

43%

68%

15%

22%

0.91

Seven-Year Forecast

-- Equivalents --
Year PA R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS EqBRR AVG OBP SLG MLVr AVG OBP SLG EqA VORP Defense WARP
2008 (age 25) 359 31 20 1 3 35 24 57 2 2 -0.8 .254 .308 .354 -.157 .255 .312 .373 .242 1.2 86-C 1 2.8
2009 (age 26) 326 28 19 1 4 33 22 52 2 1 -0.8 .258 .314 .366 -.129 .264 .323 .393 .249 3.8 79-C 2 2.4
2010 (age 27) 348 31 19 1 4 35 24 53 3 2 -0.7 .257 .314 .363 -.133 .263 .323 .390 .248 3.3 84-C -1 2.1
2011 (age 28) 348 34 21 1 5 38 26 53 2 2 -0.7 .272 .332 .391 -.055 .278 .341 .420 .263 7.7 84-C 1 2.4
2012 (age 29) 331 29 19 1 4 34 22 50 2 2 -0.7 .265 .318 .373 -.107 .270 .328 .400 .251 4.1 80-C -1 1.8
2013 (age 30) 353 32 20 1 4 36 25 55 3 2 -0.6 .256 .313 .366 -.130 .261 .323 .393 .248 2.6 85-C 0 1.6
2014 (age 31) 307 27 17 1 4 33 22 46 2 1 -0.5 .268 .324 .379 -.086 .274 .334 .407 .257 4.2 75-C -2 1.5

Platoon

Platoon AVG OBP SLG
vs LHP .252 .299 .348
vs RHP .254 .312 .357
Split -.002 -.013 -.009
LgAvg +.004 -.004 +.007

Valuation

Year OWARP DWARP Tot WARP MORP SuperVORP Upside
2008 0.5 2.4 2.8 $3,950,000 2.6 5.9
2009 0.6 1.8 2.4 $4,100,000 6.4 9.9
2010 0.6 1.5 2.1 $3,325,000 3.7 8.5
2011 0.9 1.5 2.4 $5,225,000 9.3 14.1
2012 0.6 1.3 1.8 $3,550,000 4.3 7.5
2013 0.4 1.2 1.6 $3,175,000 3.3 5.8
2014 0.5 1.0 1.5 $3,125,000 3.3 7.0
Peak 13.2 $17,525,000 29.6 51.7


Stars & Scrubs Chart

Career Path Analysis


Seven-Year Performance
Year 75% 50% 25% Weighted Mean
2008 .254 .237 .219 .242
2009 .259 .240 .218 .249
2010 .261 .242 .219 .248
2011 .278 .258 .230 .263
2012 .270 .244 .216 .251
2013 .270 .243 .204 .248
2014 .268 .245 .218 .257


Seven-Year Attrition
Year Attrition Rate Drop Rate Breakout
2008 22% 0% 43%
2009 34% 11% 47%
2010 45% 17% 53%
2011 51% 26% 49%
2012 48% 26% 44%
2013 59% 36% 42%
2014 65% 42% 40%

Most Comparable Players

Similarity Index

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Rank Hitter Year Score Trend Rank Hitter Year Score Trend
1 Koyie Hill 1992 40 11 Joe Girardi 2003 33
2 Josh Bard 1979 36 12 Kirt Manwaring 1971 33
3 Raul Casanova 1981 36 13 Tom Nieto 1982 33
4 Jim Campanis 1970 36 14 Jerry Grote 1960 33
5 Buck Rodgers 1973 35 15 Jeff Torborg 2007 32
6 Cam Carreon 1992 35 16 Michael Barrett 1975 32
7 Brook Fordyce 1975 34 17 Ron Hodges 1969 32
8 Mike Fitzgerald 1975 34 18 Jeff Reed 2000 31
9 Mike Heath 1957 34 19 Gary Bennett 1979 30
10 Clay Dalrymple 1998 33 20 Mike Durant 2005 30

Player Comments

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2005

Before 2003, Morales was a second baseman with a great arm, but the Twins didn't see the speed for a turf infielder in him. So they moved him behind the plate full-time, starting in 2003, and they have to like what they've seen so far.


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